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Achieving equality has been attempted by many, however, none have completely succeeded. The problems lies in the individualism each person poses. By wiping out the individualism in a society, while not completely achieving equality, equality would be as close to perfect as it could get. In the novel Anthem, Equality 7-2521 and his fellow brothers live in a society in which perfect equality is being attempted to be achieved; individualism has been weeded out over time. During Ayn Rand’s novel about

“One must never fail to pass a moral judgment”. This statement is huge because this is a thing that happens all the time. People will pass a moral judgment and that is what they did in the book Anthem, by Ayn Rand. “There was no pain in their eyes and no knowledge of the agony of their body. There was only joy in them, and pride, a pride holier than it is fit for human pride to be.” While he watches the Transgressor of the Unspeakable Word burn at the stake in Chapter II, Equality 7-2521 makes this

Ayn Rand wrote a short novel called Anthem. Anthem is similar to the known movie The Giver by Lois Lowry. Both novels assign the people living there a job based on how they do in school. However, in Anthem she has a character who tries to change what they have assigned for him to do. Equality 7-2521, the character, is not be allowed to think as an individual, deifies against the rules, and is embarrassed by the teacher of his brilliance in front of his classmates in school. In the story Anthem,

Anthem by Ayn Rand is a dystopian fiction novel about a time in the future where mankind has regressed in it’s advancements. The main character of the novel is Equality 7-2521. Equality is a curious boy who questions the society around him. It is because of his inquiry that he becomes ostracized from society and runs away with his friend. Equality character traits and the advancement of the plot are revealed through symbols throughout the book.Throughout the story Ayn Rand drops symbols that relate

In the short story of Anthem, Equality lives in a world where everything he does is supposed to benefit his brothers. He is only supposed to think about them and everything he does is supposed to be about his brothers. Although throughout the course of the story, there are many lessons to be learned, however the most important lesson of all is to be your own person. The following quote: “To be free, a man must be free of his brothers” exemplifies a theme of Anthem. But, Equality finds that hard in

“Anthem” is an engrossing novel by Ayn Rand focusing on the character Equality 7-2521’s descent into rebellion against the new socialistic government that has taken all previous scientific advancement out of life, only to leave the ideology of collectivism. His quest to discover, learn, and invent is problematic for those that oversee the progress of the civilization, and from roughly around the age of five, he is punished for his nature. Soon enough, the twenty-one year old is on a journey to learn

We all have different theories about the universe, some may even be beyond our imagination. Equality’s character in the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand had many beliefs about the society and how light can be helpful to them. In the book, everyone was being treated like slaves and were told to do the same thing. They were given jobs which was their permanent job until they reach the age of 40. You were not allowed to think nor allowed to say the unspeakable word “I” if you did one of these you would be punished

At the beginning of Anthem by Ayn Rand, Equality 7-2521 states that it is a sin to write his individual thoughts in secrecy. Later in the story, especially in the past few sections, he has completely changed his view of his individuality and past actions against the society of his brothers. Equality 7-2521 changes from being a scared slave to his community and lifestyle, to being Prometheus, a confident man working to change the world for “I” and against “we” with his plans for the Uncharted Forest

International 4-8818 is a very interesting character in Ayn Rand’s Anthem, who is often torn between what is law and personal desires. He is described as having eyes like fireflies. He wasn’t liked in the home of the students because he made people smile without reason. International also was looked down upon for drawing pictures on the walls using coal. He is put down already for being different, but in chapter one, he seems to find himself caught between helping his friend, Equality, and following

“It is a sin to write this.” – A quote from the book, Anthem. This book takes place in a future version of the world. The people have a Council that decides everything and is very strict. To make things even better they have very little technology. He (Equality 7-2521) is different from the rest of the people in society. He knows and at first regrets his sins and by the end of the book he has a whole new perspective of what he does. Equality at first was ashamed of being different. Equality feels